An urban explorer's online boast about sneaking into the construction site at Government Center has sparked a police investigation.

The station was closed in March 2014 for the $80 million project. The MBTA says it plans to reopen Government Center on March 21.

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Reddit user "foxy_on_a_longboard" posted images that appear to be inside the closed construction site and the post has scored more than 500 up-votes so far. Darkness outside the glass doors, a lack of construction workers and a clock showing "3:35" indicate that the explorer got in to the station overnight.

"Transit Police are reaching out the Reddit user to learn more about his recent visit," MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo confirmed. "The station is an active construction site, and there is no reason anyone should be entering the enclosed area which is circled by a security fence, including chained gates. Transit police officers will be keeping a close eye on the job site at all times."

To date, the MBTA has not granted WCVB a tour of the new Government Center. However, a 2014 photo gallery shows how the facility used to look and renderings of how it will look when it reopens later this month.